Two of the top milongueros of the new generation in Argentina come to St Louis for a special week of classes and milongas! Maximiliano Gluzman & Milva Bernardi will be in St Louis April 26-May 3, after performing and teaching in the Chicago Tango Festival. Currently the following events have been planned:
-Sat April 28, 1-4pm: Followers technique class with Milva and practica, open to everyone. Sponsored by STL Followers. -Sat April 28, 8pm-12am: Milonga with DJ Maximiliano Gluzman. Experience the music of El Beso, the milonga of the milongueros in Buenos Aires! Sponsored by Gig Flynn. Performance by Maxi & Milva at 10.30pm. -Sun April 29, 1-5pm: Milonguero Intensive Seminar with Maxi & Milva in Maplewood. Learn to dance the way it is done in downtown Buenos Aires. -Sun April 29, 5.30pm-???: Refreshments and Charla with Maxi & Milva at Schlaflys Bottleworks in Maplewood. Learn about the history of the milonguero culture. Maxi and Milva are also available for private lessons during their visit. Call 314-935-6098 to schedule a time. Email shaun ([email protected]) to schedule additional events with Maxi & Milva. Website with more information: http://www.gatewaytango.org/milonguero/ COST: (Pay the appropriate organizer at the door pre-registration not necessary) -Saturday Followers Milonguero Technique Class and Practica: $15 - Saturday Night Milonga: $10 - Sunday Milonguero Intensive Seminar: $35 ABOUT MAXI & MILVA: Milva Bernardi and Maximiliano Gluzman are two young milonguer(o/a)s from Buenos Aires, the city where they live and dance. They represent the new generation of Milonguero style dancer. The tango that Maxi and Milva transmit is based upon communication between dancers in a continuously close embrace, musical interpretation and respectful navigation in the dance floor. Consequently, their lessons are based on posture, leading and following, and musicality as a source of creativity. They focus on improvisation as key to develop a dance that is fun and enjoyable for the couple, while they can still comfortably circulate in a limited space. They travel regularly to Europe to teach and perform. This is their second tour to the USA. Milva Bernardi started dancing in 1996. She studied formally with great Argentinean teachers such as Eduardo Capussi, Celia Blanco and Graciela Gonzalez, among others, but feels that her ultimate school was the milonga portena, where she danced with the most experienced milongueros, discovering the secrets of their body language. She has taught classe with renowned milongueros such as Enrique Rosich, Ruben Harymblat, Ricardo Vidort, Raul Poli and the world famous Pedro 'Tete' Rusconi. Maximiliano Gluzman started dancing in 1997. He soon discovered milonguero style and studied with the most renowned Argentine teachers in this style: Susana Miller, Ana Maria Schapira, Pedro 'Tete' Rusconi, Pocho y Neli, Ricardo Vidort and Jorge Kero. Even if his main source of practice has been dancing in the milonga through endless hours, he has also embraced teaching as a main activity. He teaches at Susana Miller's La Academia in Buenos Aires at all levels as well as with Milva Bernardi. Maximiliano is one of the organizers of the International Milonguero Meeting that took place in Buenos Aires in February 2007. Maxi also DJs at the milonga El Beso in Buenos Aires.
